Putin Had A Lot Of Options. He Chose The Most Aggressive One

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As Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated the Ukraine crisis over the past several months, he retained a range of key options.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1406167
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Many people are saying TFG had a spontaneous orgasm when he heard about the invasion.

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Maybe Putin is admirer of Michael Ledeen, and decided to

" Every ten years or so, the United States Russia needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business, "

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Trump and the Republicans need to constantly be labeled as what they are, traitors may be a strong word, but maybe not. Fox News, all of them.

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Tucker Carlson has been hospitalized with a terminal case of priapism.

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Had to be drug induced. He doesn’t have what it takes. No balls either.

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So he’ll always be a big dick?

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“In times of war, the law falls silent.

Silent enim leges inter arma ”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“…while enlisting Belarus as a war ally…”

Is there a good reason Biden shouldn’t include Belarus in his sanctions plans?

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Time to fight fire with fire. Find Putin’s cash assets stored outside of Russia and take it all.

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No. Lukashenko is a bigger thug than Putin.

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Eric and Junior will be in Kyiv in a year scouting locations for resort hotel and condo developments.

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They can start building Trump Towers Dumbass in Donetsk.

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This was the obvious plan all along. What other reason would there have been to effectively surround the borders of Ukraine with offensive military capabilities?

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That wasn’t snark. They are surely gaming their play for when the rubble stops bouncing.

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Rubble? Or Ruble?

Likely both …

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Neither. It’s roubles.

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Sorry, we ain’t that lucky.

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The real question is what will the Ukrainian people do. If they adopt the approach of the Iraqis did with America, the ultimate Russian backlash could end Putin. If they knuckle under and bow down Putin could decide to take on the next state and then the next until he runs up against NATO.

Maybe Putin, stuck as he is in the old soviet mindset, is just as stupid as his lap dog Trump.

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Just like it’s “colour”, right?

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